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Special admission procedure for the Bachelor in International Business and Economics

In case you are interested in the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics at the University of Klagenfurt and wish to apply and enrol for it, you need to complete two different procedures:

Special admission procedure
General admission procedure

On this page, you can find information on the special admission procedure.

General information:

Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics
Basic information on the special admission procedure
Who has to complete the special admission procedure?
Special admission procedure in table view

Steps of the special admission procedure:

Registration
Part 1 of the special admission procedure
Part 2 of the special admission procedure
Acceptance of the university place

Contact & information

International Business and Economics
E-mail: ibec [at] aau [dot] at
Programme: www.aau.at/en/bachelor-ibe
Regulation on the special admission procedure (PDF)

Special admission procedure 2023
University places: 50
Start of studies: academic year 2023/2024

Links

New starter checklist

General admission procedure

Proficiency in English

Entry and residence

Admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme

To begin with the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics, you have to meet the following conditions:

Successful completion of the special admission procedure
Successful completion of the general admission procedure
- As part of the general admission procedure, Proof of proficiency in English at level B2 (CEFR) must be evidenced. Prospective students, who have successfully completed the special admission procedure, but who do not meet the English language requirements as stipulated in Section 8 of the Regulation on the admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics at the University of Klagenfurt and/or do not meet the admission criteria as stipulated by Section 63 ff Universities Act, are not eligible for admission to the degree programme.

Basic information on the special admission procedure

The special admission procedure for the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics takes place just once per year, before the start of the winter semester. Students who successfully complete the special admission procedure can take up their studies in the subsequent winter semester or in the following summer semester.

50 university places will be awarded at the University of Klagenfurt for the academic year 2023/24 (winter semester and summer semester) on the basis of this special admission procedure.

The special admission procedure is being carried out, as the number of registrations for the special admission procedure exceeds 50. 550 applicants have registered in a timely manner.

Who has to complete the special admission procedure?

The provisions governing the special admission procedure apply to all prospective students, provided that they are not exempt pursuant to Section 1 (2) of the Rectorate’s regulation governing the admissions procedure for the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics.

Special admission procedure in table view

The steps of the special admission procedure in table view:

WHAT	WHO	WHEN	WHERE/HOW
Registration for the admission procedure¹	all applicants for the Bachelor’s degree in International Business and Economics	15 January to 30 April 2023 (23:59 hours CEST)	Online registration complete the registration for the admission procedure in the registration portal For detailed information, please refer to Step 1
Confirmation of registration	University of Klagenfurt	once you have registered for the special admission procedure	e-mail confirmation of the successfully completed registration for the special admission procedure For detailed information, please refer to Step 1
Part 1 of the admission procedure: letter of motivation	all applicants who have successfully completed the registration for the admission procedure	15 January to 15 May 2023 (23:59 hours CEST)	upload the letter of motivation and a scan of the passport to the registration portal For detailed information, please refer to Step 2
Part 2 of the admission procedure: online examination ²	all applicants who have completed part 1 of the admission procedure in a correct and timely manner	3 July 2023	detailed information about the time and procedure will be confirmed by e-mail For detailed information, please refer to Step 3
Ranking	University of Klagenfurt	by 1 August 2023	an e-mail is sent to all participants in the online exam For detailed information, please refer to Step 3
Acceptance of the university place	applicants who receive a conditional offer of study by email	within 14 days from the day on which the conditional offer of study is sent	confirmation of acceptance by email (in a reply to the email with the conditional offer of study) For detailed information, please refer to Step 4

The separate steps of the special admission procedure in detail

STEP 1: Registration

All applicants to the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics must register for the special admission procedure¹ exclusively within the registration period, using only the online registration.

Registration period

15 January 2023 to 30 April 2023

Online registration

Registration for the special admission procedure for all students for whom this is the first degree at the University of Klagenfurt

Carry out the online registration to receive a user account. Applicants must provide an e-mail address for the purpose of registration (e.g. Gmail, yahoo, etc.). Fill in all fields marked with an asterisk (*). After the online registration you will receive an e-mail, inviting you to activate your user account.
Click on the link provided in the e-mail you have received. As part of the account activation procedure, you will be required to choose a username and define a password. Be sure to remember your access data (username and password). You will keep your username throughout your entire time at the University of Klagenfurt.
Once your user account is active, you can log in to the registration portal using your access data (username and password). Complete your personal details. Select the degree programme of your choice and register for the special admission procedure for the degree programme.

Registration for the special admission procedure for individuals who are already students at the University of Klagenfurt

Log in to your student portal and select the link Bewerbungsportal (registration portal) under services in the menu on the left-hand side.
Click on Bewerbung (Registration). Select the degree programme of your choice and register for the special admission procedure for the degree programme.

Registrations for the special admission procedure that are submitted in another form or that arrive after the deadline cannot be considered.

Due to having registered for the special admission procedure in the registration portal, the step „Online registration“ in the general admission procedure must be omitted. Simply use the access data you received during the registration for the special admission procedure.

Confirmation of registration

Applicants who have successfully registered for the special admission procedure will receive a confirmation from the University of Klagenfurt by e-mail. Therefore, provide your personal details (name, date of birth, citizenship etc.) in accordance with your passport and in a correct manner.

Evaluation

Admission procedures at universities are evaluated in accordance with the Universities Act. The Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna (IHS) is responsible for this evaluation. Therefore, please also fill out the following evaluation form: uni-aufnahme.ihs.ac.at

STEP 2: Part 1 of the special admission procedure – letter of motivation

The first part of the special admission procedure consists of uploading the letter of motivation within the stipulated period, using the registration portal of the University of Klagenfurt. In addition, a scan of the passport must be uploaded.

Letter of motivation & passport upload

Upload deadline: 15 May 2023

File format: PDF

Registration portal

Content

The letter of motivation should provide an indication of the extent to which you have thought about your choice of degree. You should therefore take particular care to explain in your own words the following three points:

• Why you would like to study International Business and Economics.
• Why you yourself are particularly suited and motivated to study International Business and Economics.
• Conduct research on the rate of inflation in your country in the years 2020 and 2021 and explain it in your letter of motivation, taking into account and citing data sources.

Layout

Scope: approximately 1, and no more than 2 DIN A4 pages
Font size: 12
Font: e.g. Times New Roman
Line spacing: 1.5
Language: English

If you do not have the Austrian school leaving certificate / general higher education entrance qualification from Germany, you must apply for admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme.

Submit your application for admission, after your letter of motivation has been accepted and once your application is in status “Application documents accepted”. For further information go to general admission procedure.

STEP 3: Part 2 of the special admission procedure – the online examination

The successful completion of the 1st part of the special admission procedure forms the basis for participating in the online examination. ²

The purpose of the examination is to determine the understanding of the literature provided.

Examination literature

Chapter 7 (The Firm and Its Customers) from the book “The Economy”
Open access version
Chapter Problem Solving and Taxes (pages 1–31 only) and Chapter Finance (pages 197–203 only) from the book “Math in Society”
Open access version

(Last updated: 24 November 2022)

Date of the online examination

3 July 2023

Language of examination

English

Examination procedure

The exam will be held online via the Moodle examination platform using Multiple-Choice questions about the given literature. The corresponding link and technical details will be provided to the applicants by email. The answers to the questions must be entered within the specified time window (1 hour). The exam will be conducted in an open-book format, which means that all support materials (e.g. books, calculator, …) – with the exception of the help of other persons – may be used.

Technical requirements

To participate in the online examination, applicants must have

a desktop computer or laptop,
a stable Internet connection
a camera, and
a microphone.

Identification

Before the start of the examination, the invigilator checks the identity of each applicant. To this end, applicants must present an official photographic identity document on the day of the examination. This document needs to be held into the camera upon request. If it is not possible to verify a candidate’s identity by means of an official photo ID and if the candidate’s identity cannot be proven beyond doubt by any other suitable means, the candidate concerned cannot participate in the examination. An alternative date will not be offered.

Audio-visual connection during the examination

During the examination, the applicants’ camera setting must allow permanent eye contact. Should a technical problem occur during the examination (transmission interruptions, video/audio failures, etc.), the examination can be continued if the interruption was only brief. If the disruption or, respectively, the malfunction is of longer duration, the exam is considered to have been cancelled and the 2nd part of the special admission procedure cannot be completed. Further details concerning the online examination are available in the regulation governing the special admission procedure.

Sample of the examination

We are pleased to provide a sample of the examination for your convenience. Please note that this sample serves for informational purposes only. The sample is from the 2019 examination, which, in contrast to the examination in 2023, was a multiple-choice and closed-book exam.

Ranking

Applicants are ranked in accordance with the number of points reached within the scope of the admission exam.

Participants will be informed about the results of the admission exam by e-mail by 1 August 2023. A list with information on the number of points achieved will not be made available.

STEP 4: Acceptance of the university place

The applicants ranked in priority (see Ranking) will receive a conditional offer of study (provisional confirmation of their university place) by email.

If you receive a conditional offer of study, confirm by email that you accept your place. To do so, reply to the email with the conditional offer of study. Heed the deadline which will be communicated to you in the email with the conditional offer of study. If no response is received by that deadline, the application will be rejected.

Upon the acceptance of the university place, the special admission procedure is completed.

To begin the Bachelor’s degree programme in International Business and Economics, applicants must also complete the general admission procedure.

Important information

1 Conducting the special admission procedure

The special admission procedure is carried out if the number of registrations (applications) for the admission procedure exceeds 50.

If the number of registrations (applications) does not reach the predetermined number of places for the Bachelor’s degree programme on 30 April 2023, the special admission procedure for this academic year is dispensed with. In this case, only the general admission procedure needs to be completed.

2 Conducting or, respectively, potential cancellation of the online examination

The online examination will not take place, if fewer than 50 applicants successfully complete the first part of the special admission procedure. Applicants will be notified by e-mail of the fact that the online exam will not take place.

Evidence of proficiency in English at the B2 level (CEFR)

The required knowledge of English must be documented by one of the following certificates. The certificates mentioned under points 6 to 10 must not be more than two years old at the time of application for admission:

Successful completion of English as a school subject at the Austrian Matura level (to be proven by means of an Austrian certificate of the final school year)
School leaving certificate from a school at which teaching and exams are held in English
Evidence of having passed the subject English as part of a school leaving examination (to be proven by means of an Austrian school leaving certificate or a school leaving certificate issued in an EU member state with a designated level B2 (CEFR))
Certificate granting the right to study, indicating the completion of the subject English at level B2
Completion of a study programme conducted in English and lasting at least two years at a recognised post-secondary educational institution
TOEFL iBT (Minimum Score: 80)
IELTS (Minimum Overall Band Score: 6 and at least 5.5 for each individual assessment area) – Exam dates at the University of Klagenfurt
Cambridge English: First Certificate in English (FCE) or B2 First (Minimum Scale Score: 169) or above
PEARSON PTE (“Academic” only; minimum academic score: 59)
LanguageCert (International ESOL Communicator only, B2; minimum: pass; written and spoken)
A document issued by an official authority stating that the applicant’s first language is English

Entry and residence

If you are not originally from Austria, please inform yourself in good time about any applicable entry and residence requirements.

Potentially, you will need a residence permit and a visa. You will need to apply for the residence permit and the visa on your own, before you enter Austria. The University of Klagenfurt cannot support applicants in that regard.

Applications for a residence permit and applications for a visa are time consuming! The processing time of an application for a residence permit/visa can be several months. Therefore, you should start the process as early as possible.

Additional documents might need to be legalised and/or translated for a residence permit/visa application to be considered complete.

Important links relating to entry & residence

International Office (AAU) – Entry & residence

HELP.gv.at

MIGRATION.gv.at

OeAD – Entry and Residence (General Information)

OeAD – Entry and Residence (EU/EEA/Swiss)

OeAD – Entry and Residence (Third Countries)

University of Klagenfurt: International Office

The Admissions and Examinations Office is not in charge of matters related to accommodation, residence permits, visas etc.

If you have got questions regarding the residence permit and/or visa, direct them to the authority responsible.

Student union fees/university fees

Following the successful enrolment, the prescribed student union fees/university fees must be paid in a timely and orderly manner by the end of the admission period.

The admission to the degree programme is only valid once the prescribed fees have been paid in full and on time. Students can only register for courses once the fees have been paid.

Student union fees/university fees

Term dates and deadlines

The academic year commences on the 1^st of October and ends on the 30^th of September of the following year. It consists of the winter semester and the summer semester, each including the recess period. The winter semester begins on the 1^st of October, the summer semester begins on the 1^st of March. Courses in the winter semester begin on the 1^st of October, courses in the summer semester begin on the 1^st of March (see academic calendar).

Disclosure of data

Participation in the special admission procedure for the indicated degree programme at the University of Klagenfurt involves the transfer of your personal data (name, date of birth, identification code, as well as selected field of study and selected degree programme) to other Austrian universities in the case of entering clearing at the university of your choice.

In the course of the preliminary proceedings, personal data may be passed on to third parties.

In the event of doubt, the university reserves the right to verify the authenticity of any documents submitted.

Regulation on the special admission procedure

The official version of the regulation (in German) was published in the University Bulletin of the University of Klagenfurt.

For informational purposes, we are pleased to provide a legally non-binding translation for your convenience.

General information